She was in traveling with her father and three other family members in the westbound lane, east of Utica. Her father, Ronald T. Garett, was driving. The bad weather caused him to lose control and crash into the median guard rail, said Sgt. Nick Merritt.

The little girl was ejected from the backseat window, he said. The car was hit by another car also traveling in the westbound lane, he said. No one else in the crash was injured.

Alcohol was not a factor in the crash and no charges were filed, Merritt said. Whether the girl was wearing her seatbelt is still under investigation, he said.